44:1 Then he brought me back 7725 8686 the way 1870 of the gate 8179 of the outward 2435 sanctuary 4720 which looketh 6437 8802 toward the east 6921; and it [was] shut 5462 8803.

44:2 Then said 559 8799 the LORD 3068 unto me; This gate 8179 shall be shut 5462 8803, it shall not be opened 6605 8735, and no man 376 shall enter 935 8799 in by it; because the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, hath entered 935 8804 in by it, therefore it shall be shut 5462 8803.

44:3 [It is] for the prince 5387; the prince 5387, he shall sit 3427 8799 in it to eat 398 8800 bread 3899 before 6440 the LORD 3068; he shall enter 935 8799 by the way 1870 of the porch 197 of [that] gate 8179, and shall go out 3318 8799 by the way 1870 of the same.

44:4 Then brought 935 8686 he me the way 1870 of the north 6828 gate 8179 before 6440 the house 1004: and I looked 7200 8799, and, behold, the glory 3519 of the LORD 3068 filled 4390 8804 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068: and I fell 5307 8799 upon my face 6440.

44:5 And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto me, Son 1121 of man 120, mark 7760 8798 well 3820, and behold 7200 8798 with thine eyes 5869, and hear 8085 8798 with thine ears 241 all that I say 1696 8764 unto thee concerning all the ordinances 2708 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and all the laws 8451 thereof; and mark 7760 8804 well 3820 the entering in 3996 of the house 1004, with every going forth 4161 of the sanctuary 4720.(mark well: Heb. set thine heart)(mark well: Heb. set thine heart)

44:6 And thou shalt say 559 8804 to the rebellious 4805, [even] to the house 1004 of Israel 3478, Thus saith 559 8804 the Lord 136 GOD 3069; O ye house 1004 of Israel 3478, let it suffice 7227 you of all your abominations 8441,

44:7 In that ye have brought 935 8687 [into my sanctuary] strangers 1121 5236, uncircumcised 6189 in heart 3820, and uncircumcised 6189 in flesh 1320, to be in my sanctuary 4720, to pollute 2490 8763 it, [even] my house 1004, when ye offer 7126 8687 my bread 3899, the fat 2459 and the blood 1818, and they have broken 6565 8686 my covenant 1285 because 413 of all your abominations 8441.(strangers: Heb. children of a stranger)

44:8 And ye have not kept 8104 8804 the charge 4931 of mine holy things 6944: but ye have set 7760 8799 keepers 8104 8802 of my charge 4931 in my sanctuary 4720 for yourselves.(my charge: or, my ward, or, ordinance)

44:9 Thus saith 559 8804 the Lord 136 GOD 3069; No stranger 1121 5236, uncircumcised 6189 in heart 3820, nor uncircumcised 6189 in flesh 1320, shall enter 935 8799 into my sanctuary 4720, of any stranger that [is] among 8432 the children 1121 of Israel 3478.

44:10 And the Levites 3881 that are gone away far 7368 8804 from me, when Israel 3478 went astray 8582 8800, which went astray away 8582 8804 from me after 310 their idols 1544; they shall even bear 5375 8804 their iniquity 5771.

44:11 Yet they shall be ministers 8334 8764 in my sanctuary 4720, [having] charge 6486 at the gates 8179 of the house 1004, and ministering 8334 8764 to the house 1004: they shall slay 7819 8799 the burnt offering 5930 and the sacrifice 2077 for the people 5971, and they shall stand 5975 8799 before 6440 them to minister 8334 8763 unto them.

44:12 Because they ministered 8334 8762 unto them before 6440 their idols 1544, and caused the house 1004 of Israel 3478 to fall 4383 into iniquity 5771; therefore have I lifted up 5375 8804 mine hand 3027 against them, saith 5002 8803 the Lord 136 GOD 3069, and they shall bear 5375 8804 their iniquity 5771.(caused…: Heb. were for a stumblingblock of iniquity unto, etc)

44:13 And they shall not come near 5066 8799 unto me, to do the office of a priest 3547 8763 unto me, nor to come near 5066 8800 to any of my holy things 6944, in the most holy 6944 [place]: but they shall bear 5375 8804 their shame 3639, and their abominations 8441 which they have committed 6213 8804.

44:14 But I will make 5414 8804 them keepers 8104 8802 of the charge 4931 of the house 1004, for all the service 5656 thereof, and for all that shall be done 6213 8735 therein.

44:15 But the priests 3548 the Levites 3881, the sons 1121 of Zadok 6659, that kept 8104 8804 the charge 4931 of my sanctuary 4720 when the children 1121 of Israel 3478 went astray 8582 8800 from me, they shall come near 7126 8799 to me to minister 8334 8763 unto me, and they shall stand 5975 8804 before 6440 me to offer 7126 8687 unto me the fat 2459 and the blood 1818, saith 5002 8803 the Lord 136 GOD 3069:

44:16 They shall enter 935 8799 into my sanctuary 4720, and they shall come near 7126 8799 to my table 7979, to minister 8334 8763 unto me, and they shall keep 8104 8804 my charge 4931.

44:17 And it shall come to pass, [that] when they enter 935 8800 in at the gates 8179 of the inner 6442 court 2691, they shall be clothed 3847 8799 with linen 6593 garments 899; and no wool 6785 shall come 5927 8799 upon them, whiles they minister 8334 8763 in the gates 8179 of the inner 6442 court 2691, and within 1004.

44:18 They shall have linen 6593 bonnets 6287 upon their heads 7218, and shall have linen 6593 breeches 4370 upon their loins 4975; they shall not gird 2296 8799 [themselves] with any thing that causeth sweat 3154.(with…: or, in sweating places: Heb. in, or, with sweat)

44:19 And when they go forth 3318 8800 into the utter 2435 court 2691, [even] into the utter 2435 court 2691 to the people 5971, they shall put off 6584 8799 their garments 899 wherein they ministered 8334 8764, and lay 3240 8689 them in the holy 6944 chambers 3957, and they shall put 3847 8804 on other 312 garments 899; and they shall not sanctify 6942 8762 the people 5971 with their garments 899.

44:20 Neither shall they shave 1548 8762 their heads 7218, nor suffer their locks 6545 to grow long 7971 8762; they shall only 3697 8800 poll 3697 8799 their heads 7218.

44:21 Neither shall any priest 3548 drink 8354 8799 wine 3196, when they enter 935 8800 into the inner 6442 court 2691.

44:22 Neither shall they take 3947 8799 for their wives 802 a widow 490, nor her that is put away 1644 8803: but they shall take 3947 8799 maidens 1330 of the seed 2233 of the house 1004 of Israel 3478, or a widow 490 that had a priest 3548 before.(put…: Heb. thrust forth)(that had…: Heb. from a priest)

44:23 And they shall teach 3384 8686 my people 5971 [the difference] between the holy 6944 and profane 2455, and cause them to discern 3045 8686 between the unclean 2931 and the clean 2889.

44:24 And in controversy 7379 they shall stand 5975 8799 in judgment 8199 8800; [and] they shall judge 8199 8799 it according to my judgments 4941: and they shall keep 8104 8799 my laws 8451 and my statutes 2708 in all mine assemblies 4150; and they shall hallow 6942 8762 my sabbaths 7676.

44:25 And they shall come 935 8799 at no dead 4191 8801 person 120 to defile 2930 8800 themselves: but for father 1, or for mother 517, or for son 1121, or for daughter 1323, for brother 251, or for sister 269 that hath had no husband 376, they may defile 2930 8691 themselves.

44:26 And after 310 he is cleansed 2893, they shall reckon 5608 8799 unto him seven 7651 days 3117.

44:27 And in the day 3117 that he goeth 935 8800 into the sanctuary 6944, unto the inner 6442 court 2691, to minister 8334 8763 in the sanctuary 6944, he shall offer 7126 8686 his sin offering 2403, saith 5002 8803 the Lord 136 GOD 3069.

44:28 And it shall be unto them for an inheritance 5159: I [am] their inheritance 5159: and ye shall give 5414 8799 them no possession 272 in Israel 3478: I [am] their possession 272.

44:29 They shall eat 398 8799 the meat offering 4503, and the sin offering 2403, and the trespass offering 817; and every dedicated thing 2764 in Israel 3478 shall be theirs.(dedicated: or, devoted)

44:30 And the first 7225 of all the firstfruits 1061 of all [things], and every oblation 8641 of all, of every [sort] of your oblations 8641, shall be the priest's 3548: ye shall also give 5414 8799 unto the priest 3548 the first 7225 of your dough 6182, that he may cause the blessing 1293 to rest 5117 8687 in thine house 1004.(And the first: or, And the chief)

44:31 The priests 3548 shall not eat 398 8799 of any thing that is dead of itself 5038, or torn 2966, whether it be fowl 5775 or beast 929.

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